EP3279523A1 - Actuation unit for controlling the angular position of a control member, particularly for a vehicle transmission - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates in general to an actuation unit for controlling the angular position of a control member, in particular a control member used in a vehicle transmission, for example for controlling a locking device for locking the vehicle transmission when the vehicle is parked (the so called park-lock device).
- An actuation unit according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is known, for example, from document WO 02/21022 A1 .
- This document discloses an actuation unit for a vehicle transmission comprising a control member, in particular a driving shaft, a primary motor, in particular an electric motor, a transmission mechanism which is interposed between the primary motor and the control member to transmit to the control member the motion generated by the primary motor and comprises two transmission members arranged to engage with each other, a spring for normally keeping the two transmission members disengaged from each other, and an electromagnet for moving one of the transmission members towards the other one to engage it.
- the invention is based on the idea of providing an actuation unit wherein the transmission mechanism comprises:
- the auxiliary actuation device is controlled to shift the coupling member into the disengagement position to disengage the first and the second transmission members from each other.
- the second transmission member which is drivingly connected for rotation with the control member, rotates with respect to the first transmission member as a result of the elastic action of the first elastic means until it reaches a predefined angular position.
- said predefined angular position of the control member may correspond to a certain mode of operation of the transmission, for example the neutral mode or the parking mode.
- the actuation unit may advantageously be associated to a locking device for locking the transmission when the vehicle is parked (hereinafter simply referred to as "park-lock device") in order to automatically activate the park-lock device in case of emergency, for example in case of failure or non-operation (due for example to a too low battery charge level or to a failure of the electrical system of the vehicle) of the primary motor.
- park-lock device a locking device for locking the transmission when the vehicle is parked
- the coupling member is normally kept by second elastic means in the engagement position (so that the first and second transmission members are normally connected for rotation with each other) and shifting of the coupling member from the engagement position to the disengagement position must be controlled by the auxiliary actuation device, movement of the control member into the predefined angular position does not occur automatically in case of emergency, but is to be authorized by an electronic control unit managing the operation of the actuation unit, in case the auxiliary actuation device is a motor, for example an electric motor, or by the user, in case the auxiliary actuation device is a manual device.
- the activation of the safe mode of the actuation unit can thus be subject to a series of preliminary checks (including, for example, checking the driving speed of the vehicle), so that movement of the control member into the predefined angular position (in this case, the angular position corresponding to the parking mode) occurs if and only if all the preliminary checks have been successfully completed.
- an actuation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is generally indicated 10.
- the actuation unit 10 is arranged to control the angular position of a control member 12 (in particular, but not necessarily, a control member of a vehicle transmission) about an axis of rotation x.
- the control member 12 is a shaft which is rotatable about the axis of rotation x and carries a gearwheel 14.
- the invention is not however limited to the case of a control member made as a shaft, but the control member may be any other type of rotating member.
- the control member 12 is intended to control a park-lock device, generally indicated 16, but of course it could be used to control any other device, not necessarily a device mounted on a vehicle transmission.
- the device 16 will not be described in detail here, both because it is of a per-se-known type and because it does not form part of the present invention.
- the actuator unit 10 comprises first of all a primary motor 18, preferably made as an electric motor, having a drive shaft 20 on which a pinion 22 is mounted.
- the actuator unit 10 further comprises a transmission mechanism interposed between the primary motor 18 and the control member 12 to transmit the rotary motion generated by the primary motor 18 to the control member 12.
- the transmission mechanism comprises a first rotary transmission member 24 arranged to be driven into rotation by the drive shaft 20 of the primary motor 18 and a second rotary transmission member 26 drivingly connected for rotation with the control member 12.
- the first rotary transmission member 24 is permanently connected for rotation with the drive shaft 20 of the primary motor 18.
- the first transmission member 24 is a gearwheel (and for this reason the first transmission member 24 will be hereinafter referred to as gearwheel 24) meshing with the pinion 22.
- the gearwheel 24 may directly mesh with the pinion 22, as in the proposed embodiment, or, alternatively, there may be provided one or more intermediate gearwheels between the pinion 22 and the gearwheel 24, which are suitably sized depending on the desired transmission ratio between the pinion 22 and the gearwheel 24.
- the second transmission member 26 is a shaft (and for this reason the second transmission member 26 will be hereinafter referred to as shaft 26), preferably arranged coaxially with the control member 12.
- the gearwheel 24 is idly mounted on the shaft 26.
- the actuation unit 10 further comprises an engagement sleeve 28 that is mounted on the shaft 26 so as to be drivingly connected for rotation with said shaft, but axially slidable relative to said shaft.
- the engagement sleeve 28 comprises a flange 30 having a hole 32 arranged to be engaged by a pin 34 axially protruding from the face of the gearwheel 24 facing towards the engagement sleeve 28.
- the engagement sleeve 28 is elastically urged by a spring 36 towards the gearwheel 24, so that the hole 32 of the engagement sleeve 28 is normally engaged by the pin 34 of the gearwheel 24 and thus the engagement sleeve 28 is coupled for rotation with the gearwheel 24.
- the engagement sleeve 28 is drivingly connected for rotation with the shaft 26, as explained above, in this condition the gearwheel 24 and the shaft 26 are drivingly connected for rotation with each other through the engagement sleeve 28.
- the actuation unit 10 further comprises an auxiliary actuation device 38 arranged to control the axial displacement of the engagement sleeve 28 from the engagement position to the disengagement position, in which disengagement position the pin 34 of the gearwheel 24 is disengaged from the hole 32 of the engagement sleeve 28, and thus the gearwheel 24 and the shaft 26 are free to rotate with respect to each other.
- the auxiliary actuation device 38 may be a motor (for example an electric motor) or a manual actuation device to be controlled directly or indirectly by the user (for example, through a cable).
- the auxiliary actuation device 38 acts on the engagement sleeve 28 through, for example, a fork 40, as shown in particular in Figure 4 .
- auxiliary actuation device 38 may indifferently be a linear motor, such as for example a linear solenoid (as in the embodiment shown in the drawings), or a rotary motor, preferably an electric motor, and in this second case it may be provided with a motion conversion mechanism (for example a nut-and-screw mechanism) for converting the rotary motion generated by the motor into a translation motion of the fork 40, or of at least a portion of the fork 40.
- the auxiliary actuation device 38 may also be configured to control the engagement sleeve directly, thus without the need for a fork or any other actuation member interposed between the auxiliary actuation device 38 and the engagement sleeve 28.
- auxiliary actuation device 38 is made as a motor
- the auxiliary actuation device 38, as well as the primary motor 18, is controlled by an electronic control unit (not shown) that manages oversees the operation of the actuation unit 10.
- the actuation unit 10 further comprises elastic means, separate from the spring 36, interposed between the gearwheel 24 and the shaft 26 to cause a relative rotation of the shaft 26 with respect to the gearwheel 24 when the engagement sleeve 28 is in the disengagement position.
- Said elastic means are formed, for example, by a preloaded spring 42, having an end connected to the gearwheel 24 and the opposed end connected to the shaft 26.
- the spring 42 is a flat spiral spring with a rectangular cross-section and is preferably accommodated within the gearwheel 24.
- the engagement sleeve 28 is kept by the spring 36 in the engagement position, in which it is drivingly connected for rotation with the gearwheel 24 thanks to the engagement of the pin 34 of the gearwheel 24 in the hole 32 of the engagement sleeve 28.
- the rotary motion in either direction generated by the primary motor is transmitted to the shaft 26, and thus to the control member 12, through the pinion 22, the gearwheel 24 and the engagement sleeve 28.
- the auxiliary actuation device 38 When, in case of emergency, the auxiliary actuation device 38 is activated by the electronic control unit, for example - in case the actuation unit 10 is used on a vehicle transmission - because of a failure in the electrical system or because of a too low battery charge level, the auxiliary actuation device 38 causes the engagement sleeve 28 to shift from the engagement position to the disengagement position. Accordingly, the shaft 26, and thus the control member 12, is free to rotate with respect to the gearwheel 24, as it is no more coupled to said wheel through the engagement sleeve 28. Therefore, as a result of the preload of the spring 42 interposed between the gearwheel 24 and the shaft 26, the gearwheel 24 and the shaft 26 rotate with respect to each other.
- end stop means are associated with the gearwheel 24 to prevent rotation of the gearwheel 24 beyond a certain limit, so that the elastic energy stored in the spring 42 ensures that the shaft 26, and thus the control member 12, is able to rotate up to a certain end position corresponding with said predefined angular position.
- the actuation unit 10 can then easily be brought back to the normal operating position by loading the spring 42 and bringing the engagement sleeve 28 back to the engagement position in which it is coupled with the gearwheel 24 by engagement of the pin 34 in the hole 32. Such an operation may be carried out by properly controlling the primary motor 18.
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- The present invention relates in general to an actuation unit for controlling the angular position of a control member, in particular a control member used in a vehicle transmission, for example for controlling a locking device for locking the vehicle transmission when the vehicle is parked (the so called park-lock device).
- An actuation unit according to the preamble of independent claim 1 is known, for example, from document
WO 02/21022 A1 - It is an object of the present invention to provide an actuation unit of the above-identified type which is provided with a safety function such that in case of emergency, for example in case of failure or non-operation of the primary motor, the control member is moved to a predefined angular position, and which is not affected by the shortcoming of the prior art discussed above.
- This and other objects are fully achieved according to the present invention by virtue of an actuation unit having the features defined in independent claim 1.
- Advantageous embodiments of the invention form the subject-matter of the dependent claims, the content of which is to be intended as forming an integral and integrating part of the following description.
- In short, the invention is based on the idea of providing an actuation unit wherein the transmission mechanism comprises:
- a first rotary transmission member arranged to be driven into rotation by the primary motor,
- a second rotary transmission member drivingly connected for rotation with the control member,
- a coupling member selectively shiftable between an engagement position, in which it connects the first and second transmission members for rotation with each other, and a disengagement position, in which it disconnects the first and second transmission members from each other,
- first elastic means interposed between the first and the second transmission members to cause relative rotation of the second transmission member with respect to the first transmission member when the coupling member is in the disengagement position,
- second elastic means tending to elastically urge the coupling member towards the engagement position, so that the coupling member is normally kept in the engagement position, and
- an auxiliary actuation device arranged to control shifting of the coupling member from the engagement position, in which it is normally kept by the second elastic means, to the disengagement position.
- In case of emergency, for example in case of failure or non-operation of the primary motor, the auxiliary actuation device is controlled to shift the coupling member into the disengagement position to disengage the first and the second transmission members from each other. With the coupling member in the disengagement position, the second transmission member, which is drivingly connected for rotation with the control member, rotates with respect to the first transmission member as a result of the elastic action of the first elastic means until it reaches a predefined angular position. In case the actuation unit is used in a vehicle transmission, said predefined angular position of the control member may correspond to a certain mode of operation of the transmission, for example the neutral mode or the parking mode. In this respect, the actuation unit may advantageously be associated to a locking device for locking the transmission when the vehicle is parked (hereinafter simply referred to as "park-lock device") in order to automatically activate the park-lock device in case of emergency, for example in case of failure or non-operation (due for example to a too low battery charge level or to a failure of the electrical system of the vehicle) of the primary motor.
- Since the coupling member is normally kept by second elastic means in the engagement position (so that the first and second transmission members are normally connected for rotation with each other) and shifting of the coupling member from the engagement position to the disengagement position must be controlled by the auxiliary actuation device, movement of the control member into the predefined angular position does not occur automatically in case of emergency, but is to be authorized by an electronic control unit managing the operation of the actuation unit, in case the auxiliary actuation device is a motor, for example an electric motor, or by the user, in case the auxiliary actuation device is a manual device. It is thus possible to avoid that an event that is not to be regarded as an "emergency" (for example a very short interruption in the electric power supply) might lead to the activation of the safe mode of the actuation unit, that is to the movement of the control member into the predefined angular position, contrary to the prior art. In case, for example, the actuation unit is intended to control a park-lock device of the vehicle, the activation of the safe mode of the actuation unit can thus be subject to a series of preliminary checks (including, for example, checking the driving speed of the vehicle), so that movement of the control member into the predefined angular position (in this case, the angular position corresponding to the parking mode) occurs if and only if all the preliminary checks have been successfully completed.
- Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, given purely by way of non-limiting example with reference to the appended drawings, where:
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Figure 1 is a perspective view of an actuation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, associated to a park-lock device of a motor vehicle; -
Figures 2 and3 are exploded views, from different point of views, of the actuation unit ofFigure 1 ; and -
Figure 4 is a side elevation view of the actuation unit ofFigure 1 . - With reference to the drawings, an actuation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is generally indicated 10.
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actuation unit 10 is arranged to control the angular position of a control member 12 (in particular, but not necessarily, a control member of a vehicle transmission) about an axis of rotation x. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings, thecontrol member 12 is a shaft which is rotatable about the axis of rotation x and carries agearwheel 14. The invention is not however limited to the case of a control member made as a shaft, but the control member may be any other type of rotating member. Furthermore, in the proposed exemplary embodiment thecontrol member 12 is intended to control a park-lock device, generally indicated 16, but of course it could be used to control any other device, not necessarily a device mounted on a vehicle transmission. Thedevice 16 will not be described in detail here, both because it is of a per-se-known type and because it does not form part of the present invention. - The
actuator unit 10 comprises first of all aprimary motor 18, preferably made as an electric motor, having a drive shaft 20 on which apinion 22 is mounted. Theactuator unit 10 further comprises a transmission mechanism interposed between theprimary motor 18 and thecontrol member 12 to transmit the rotary motion generated by theprimary motor 18 to thecontrol member 12. - The transmission mechanism comprises a first
rotary transmission member 24 arranged to be driven into rotation by the drive shaft 20 of theprimary motor 18 and a secondrotary transmission member 26 drivingly connected for rotation with thecontrol member 12. - Preferably, the first rotary transmission member 24is permanently connected for rotation with the drive shaft 20 of the
primary motor 18. According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, thefirst transmission member 24 is a gearwheel (and for this reason thefirst transmission member 24 will be hereinafter referred to as gearwheel 24) meshing with thepinion 22. Thegearwheel 24 may directly mesh with thepinion 22, as in the proposed embodiment, or, alternatively, there may be provided one or more intermediate gearwheels between thepinion 22 and thegearwheel 24, which are suitably sized depending on the desired transmission ratio between thepinion 22 and thegearwheel 24. - According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the
second transmission member 26 is a shaft (and for this reason thesecond transmission member 26 will be hereinafter referred to as shaft 26), preferably arranged coaxially with thecontrol member 12. Thegearwheel 24 is idly mounted on theshaft 26. - The
actuation unit 10 further comprises anengagement sleeve 28 that is mounted on theshaft 26 so as to be drivingly connected for rotation with said shaft, but axially slidable relative to said shaft. Theengagement sleeve 28 comprises aflange 30 having ahole 32 arranged to be engaged by apin 34 axially protruding from the face of thegearwheel 24 facing towards theengagement sleeve 28. Theengagement sleeve 28 is elastically urged by aspring 36 towards thegearwheel 24, so that thehole 32 of theengagement sleeve 28 is normally engaged by thepin 34 of thegearwheel 24 and thus theengagement sleeve 28 is coupled for rotation with thegearwheel 24. As theengagement sleeve 28 is drivingly connected for rotation with theshaft 26, as explained above, in this condition thegearwheel 24 and theshaft 26 are drivingly connected for rotation with each other through theengagement sleeve 28. - The
actuation unit 10 further comprises anauxiliary actuation device 38 arranged to control the axial displacement of theengagement sleeve 28 from the engagement position to the disengagement position, in which disengagement position thepin 34 of thegearwheel 24 is disengaged from thehole 32 of theengagement sleeve 28, and thus thegearwheel 24 and theshaft 26 are free to rotate with respect to each other. - The
auxiliary actuation device 38 may be a motor (for example an electric motor) or a manual actuation device to be controlled directly or indirectly by the user (for example, through a cable). Theauxiliary actuation device 38 acts on theengagement sleeve 28 through, for example, afork 40, as shown in particular inFigure 4 . - In case the
auxiliary actuation device 38 is made as a motor, it may indifferently be a linear motor, such as for example a linear solenoid (as in the embodiment shown in the drawings), or a rotary motor, preferably an electric motor, and in this second case it may be provided with a motion conversion mechanism (for example a nut-and-screw mechanism) for converting the rotary motion generated by the motor into a translation motion of thefork 40, or of at least a portion of thefork 40. Alternatively, theauxiliary actuation device 38 may also be configured to control the engagement sleeve directly, thus without the need for a fork or any other actuation member interposed between theauxiliary actuation device 38 and theengagement sleeve 28. - In case the
auxiliary actuation device 38 is made as a motor, theauxiliary actuation device 38, as well as theprimary motor 18, is controlled by an electronic control unit (not shown) that manages oversees the operation of theactuation unit 10. - The
actuation unit 10 further comprises elastic means, separate from thespring 36, interposed between thegearwheel 24 and theshaft 26 to cause a relative rotation of theshaft 26 with respect to thegearwheel 24 when theengagement sleeve 28 is in the disengagement position. Said elastic means are formed, for example, by a preloadedspring 42, having an end connected to thegearwheel 24 and the opposed end connected to theshaft 26. According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, thespring 42 is a flat spiral spring with a rectangular cross-section and is preferably accommodated within thegearwheel 24. - The operation of the above-described
actuation unit 10 will be now briefly described, with particular reference to the case of an auxiliary actuation device made as a motor. - In normal operating conditions, the
engagement sleeve 28 is kept by thespring 36 in the engagement position, in which it is drivingly connected for rotation with thegearwheel 24 thanks to the engagement of thepin 34 of thegearwheel 24 in thehole 32 of theengagement sleeve 28. In such a condition, therefore, the rotary motion in either direction generated by the primary motor is transmitted to theshaft 26, and thus to thecontrol member 12, through thepinion 22, thegearwheel 24 and theengagement sleeve 28. When, in case of emergency, theauxiliary actuation device 38 is activated by the electronic control unit, for example - in case theactuation unit 10 is used on a vehicle transmission - because of a failure in the electrical system or because of a too low battery charge level, theauxiliary actuation device 38 causes theengagement sleeve 28 to shift from the engagement position to the disengagement position. Accordingly, theshaft 26, and thus thecontrol member 12, is free to rotate with respect to thegearwheel 24, as it is no more coupled to said wheel through theengagement sleeve 28. Therefore, as a result of the preload of thespring 42 interposed between thegearwheel 24 and theshaft 26, thegearwheel 24 and theshaft 26 rotate with respect to each other. - Preferably, end stop means are associated with the
gearwheel 24 to prevent rotation of thegearwheel 24 beyond a certain limit, so that the elastic energy stored in thespring 42 ensures that theshaft 26, and thus thecontrol member 12, is able to rotate up to a certain end position corresponding with said predefined angular position. - The
actuation unit 10 can then easily be brought back to the normal operating position by loading thespring 42 and bringing theengagement sleeve 28 back to the engagement position in which it is coupled with thegearwheel 24 by engagement of thepin 34 in thehole 32. Such an operation may be carried out by properly controlling theprimary motor 18. - Naturally, the principle of the invention remaining unchanged, the embodiments and constructional details may vary widely with respect to those described and illustrated here purely by way of a non-limiting example, without thereby departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the accompanying claims.
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- Actuation unit (10) for controlling the angular position of a control member (12), comprising a primary motor (18) and a transmission mechanism (22, 24, 26, 28, 36, 38) for transmitting to the control member (12) the motion generated by the primary motor (18), wherein the transmission mechanism (22, 24, 26, 28, 36, 38) comprises
a first rotary transmission member (24) arranged to be driven into rotation by the primary motor (18),
a second rotary transmission member (26) arranged to be drivingly connected for rotation with the control member (12),
a coupling member (28) selectively shiftable between an engagement position, in which it connects the first and second transmission members (24, 26) for rotation with each other, and a disengagement position, in which it disconnects the first and second transmission members (24, 26) from each other,
an auxiliary actuation device (38) arranged to control shifting of the coupling member (28) between the engagement position and the disengagement position, and
first elastic means (42) interposed between the first and second transmission members (24, 26) to cause rotation of the second transmission member (26) relative to the first transmission member (24) when the coupling member (28) is in the disengagement position,
characterized in that the transmission mechanism (22, 24, 26, 28, 36, 38) further comprises second elastic means (36) tending to elastically urge the coupling member (28) towards the engagement position, so that the coupling member (28) is normally kept in the engagement position and the auxiliary actuation device (38), when activated, controls shifting of the coupling member (28) from the engagement position to the disengagement position, acting against said second elastic means (36) . - Actuation unit according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission member (24) is a gearwheel and the second transmission member (26) is a shaft on which the first transmission member (24) is idly mounted.
- Actuation unit according to claim 2, wherein the coupling member (28) is a sleeve mounted on the second transmission member (26) so as to be drivingly connected for rotation with the second transmission member (26), but axially slidable relative to the second transmission member (26) between the engagement position and the disengagement position, and wherein the coupling member (28) and the first transmission member (24) are provided with respective engagement means (32, 34) arranged to engage with each other when the coupling member (28) is in the engagement position.
- Actuation unit according to claim 3, wherein said second elastic means (36) comprise a spring tending to urge the coupling member (28) towards the first transmission member (24) to couple the coupling member (28) for rotation with the first transmission member (24).
- Actuation unit according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the first transmission member (24) is permanently connected to a drive shaft (20) of the primary motor (18).
- Actuation unit according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said first elastic means (42) comprise a preloaded spring, which is connected at a first end thereof to the first transmission member (24) and at the other end thereof to the second transmission member (26).
- Actuation unit according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the auxiliary actuation device (38) is a motor, preferably an electric motor.
- Actuation unit according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the auxiliary actuation device (38) is a manually-operable actuation device, arranged to be directly or indirectly operated by a user.
- Vehicle transmission comprising a park-lock device (16) for locking the transmission when the vehicle is parked, a rotary control member (12) for controlling the park-lock device (16) and an actuation unit (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein said actuation unit (10) is arranged to control the angular position of said control member (12).
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